.mobi Real estate news

thebiffenator · Jun 6, 2007

This article is not about dot mobi but it is interesting how strong fields are getting involved with the mobile internet. My old man sent this link to me today and he is a realtor and somone sent him the link not knowing the huge fan I am of .mobi. The main thing is the very upcoming mobile web, and.....use your imagingation .....

http://www.themobilelisting.com/index.php?page=2minoverview

anyway enjoy

Brian

Every day the mobile web keeps rising. .mobi or .com ect... it Doestn Matter...Its Here now! - My other new quote lol

scandiman · Jun 7, 2007

HasRob said:
The OP was about "the mobile listing" a simple TXT service for RE info. Why does everyone feel the need to defend .mobi over this?

You misunderstand. I'm not defending .mobi I just think this business will be threatened by .mobi. If I were running an office why would I spend $15/month per house plus $17 start up whenI could just have the agent plug info into the CMS that drives a .mobi site for free? Then guide the public to the website on the signs. Like I said in my first post, "I think this business model will be dead once .mobi hits the ground running."

Broker · Jun 7, 2007

scandiman said:
You misunderstand. I'm not defending .mobi I just think this business will be threatened by .mobi. If I were running an office why would I spend $15/month per house plus $17 start up whenI could just have the agent plug info into the CMS that drives a .mobi site for free? Then guide the public to the website on the signs. Like I said in my first post, "I think this business model will be dead once .mobi hits the ground running."

Well if you look at the signs on themobilelisting.com site, you'll see that the brokers company name and phone # are in larger print. An agent who works for a broker is not allowed to display his cell phone numer larger or above their brokers. They are also not allowed to display a website be it .com or .mobi It's against the real estate laws. So neither .com or .mobi will kill this business model. Just an fyi.

The signs where the TXT to is on top is a mom and pop broker/real estate business and they make their own rules for their business and signs. But as for an agent working for a broker, it's a big no no. And there are way more agents working for brokers then there is mom and pop shops. Which if they wanted, could use .mobi or whatever on their signs if they choose to.

As for price for services, cellsigns is one and the mobilelisting is another of many. Advertising always cost something and for an agent the prices you quoted is cheap and there are cheaper.

scandiman · Jun 7, 2007

HasRob said:
They are also not allowed to display a website be it .com or .mobi It's against the real estate laws.

Is this the case in your state? Are you saying it is illegal to put a URL on a house for sale sign?

namewaiter · Jun 7, 2007

HasRob said:
Well if you look at the signs on themobilelisting.com site, you'll see that the brokers company name and phone # are in larger print. An agent who works for a broker is not allowed to display his cell phone numer larger or above their brokers. They are also not allowed to display a website be it .com or .mobi It's against the real estate laws. So neither .com or .mobi will kill this business model. Just an fyi.

totally wrong, there is no such rule, maybe your broker specifically... which 'real estate laws' do you speak of?

HasRob said:
Disagree with what?

this was dirtected to Jeff™

thebiffenator · Jun 7, 2007

Jeff said:
From the O.P. :gl:

Righto, the Mobile Web is coming ... but I'd like to ask, if possible, the O.P.'s father, the actual Realtor™, if he uses the Mobile Listing / CellSign service(s), IHHO? :gl: :talk:

Thanks again for the post, very informative.
-Jeff

I will ask him today after work

Broker · Jun 7, 2007

From the "Real Estate Commission Rules and Regulations" regarding advertising

§ 35.305. Business name on advertisements.

(a) Brokerage companies, including sole proprietorships, cemetery companies and rental listing referral agencies shall advertise or otherwise hold themselves out to the public only under the business name designated on their license.

(b) Individual brokers of record, associate brokers, salespersons, cemetery associate brokers, cemetery salespersons and rental listing referral agents who wish to use and advertise nicknames (for example, Jack v. John or Margaret v. Peggy) shall include the names on their licensure applications or biennial renewal applications.

(c) An advertisement by an associate broker, salesperson, cemetery associate broker or cemetery salesperson shall contain the business name and telephone number of the employing broker. The names and telephone numbers shall be of equal size.

http://www.parealtor.org/content/As...s & Regulations/SREC rules and regs 12-05.pdf

Is this the case in your state? Are you saying it is illegal to put a URL on a house for sale sign?

Yes, its illegal. If I work for Coldwell banker you will see ColdWellBanker.com on the sign. I can not put hasrobrealestate.com on the sign or even coldwellbanker.com/hasrob.

scandiman · Jun 7, 2007

The part I am not seeing is where it says they are not allowed to display a website.

Broker · Jun 7, 2007

The key words are "Only under"

I can however make up my own sign say hasrobrealestate.com and point it to my site advertising my listings. But when it comes to working for another company like remax whatever, I cannot put my link on their sign.

duceman · Jun 7, 2007

HasRob said:
Is this the case in your state? Are you saying it is illegal to put a URL on a house for sale sign?

Yes, its illegal. If I work for Coldwell banker you will see ColdWellBanker.com on the sign. I can not put hasrobrealestate.com on the sign or even coldwellbanker.com/hasrob.

We can use our personal site, our brokers site, and we can use the address of the property as the url ex:http://www.4515thoroughbredcourt.com/

In response to the OP, I'm not sure that the TXT thing will be long lived as it relates to listings. The forward looking REALTOR and brokers are looking at mobile MLS were you can just pull the listing up on your phone. EX. http://www.ngmls.com/mobile/

Broker · Jun 7, 2007

duceman said:
We can use our personal site, our brokers site, and we can use the address of the property as the url ex:http://www.4515thoroughbredcourt.com/

In response to the OP, I'm not sure that the TXT thing will be long lived as it relates to listings. The forward looking REALTOR and brokers are looking at mobile MLS were you can just pull the listing up on your phone. EX. http://www.ngmls.com/mobile/

You can have bigbackyard.com if you want, but you cant have it on your sign if you work for a broker. Only the broker or company you work unders site can be on the actual sign for the listing.

Legal:

Remax.com
Ph# 555-1212
Your cell # 555-1313
Your Txt #

Illegal:

4515thoroughbredcourt.com
Your ph#
Remax.com
Remax ph #

Again, if you run your own business you can have anything you want on your sign as you dont work under a broker or for a remax or coldwellbanker etc.

nrmillions · Jun 7, 2007

HasRob said:
You can have bigbackyard.com if you want, but you cant have it on your sign if you work for a broker. Only the broker or company you work unders site can be on the actual sign for the listing.

Legal:

Remax.com
Ph# 555-1212
Your cell # 555-1313
Your Txt #

Illegal:

4515thoroughbredcourt.com
Your ph#
Remax.com
Remax ph #

Again, if you run your own business you can have anything you want on your sign as you dont work under a broker or for a remax or coldwellbanker etc.

It seems like you are basically trying to say that having real estate names are worthless whether they are in .com or in .mobi since you cant use them? I guess a name like ChicagoRealEstate.com would be worth regfee according to you, lol.

Broker · Jun 7, 2007

nrmillions said:
It seems like you are basically trying to say that having real estate names are worthless whether they are in .com or in .mobi since you cant use them? I guess a name like ChicagoRealEstate.com would be worth regfee according to you, lol.

Dont be an idiot your whole life nrmillions

You can have any domain name website you want, you cant however advertise it on your brokers sign which is what this discussion turned into. Did you even read the last few posts?

Talk about LOL _\|/_

duceman · Jun 7, 2007

HasRob said:
You can have bigbackyard.com if you want, but you cant have it on your sign if you work for a broker. Only the broker or company you work unders site can be on the actual sign for the listing.

Legal:

Remax.com
Ph# 555-1212
Your cell # 555-1313
Your Txt #

Illegal:

4515thoroughbredcourt.com
Your ph#
Remax.com
Remax ph #

Again, if you run your own business you can have anything you want on your sign as you dont work under a broker or for a remax or coldwellbanker etc.

It must be different state to state. As long as we use our brokers sign we can hang "riders" on them with site addresses. We can advertise a Vtour, property specific site, or our own personal site.

Jeff · Jun 8, 2007

thebiffenator said:
I will ask him today after work ...

Sounds great ... I think his unique perspective will shed some good light to the original topic / conversation here, IMHO. :tu:

Have a great day!
-Jeff

thebiffenator · Jun 8, 2007

Jeff said:
Sounds great ... I think his unique perspective will shed some good light to the original topic / conversation here, IMHO. :tu:

Have a great day!
-Jeff

He told me a bunch of them are starting to learn more about using mobile phones for real estate and getting blackberrys ect.. more and more, none of them knew about .mobi though yet, I told him to tell them. I also asked him about putting a website up on a sign thing, and he said it was illegal or something with there contracts. I really didnt get a good chance to talk with him, but I will tonight.

Off to work, see ya guys later this evening

Jeff · Jun 8, 2007

More to come ... much thanks, Biff! :tu:

-Jeff

lunette.live

futbollibre-hd.cl

porno-tube.pro

earnwithsam.co

slifki.biz

yimiyimi.com

clinicaveterinariaparquebruil.es

caughttube.xyz

frases-de-amor.mx

animeworld-india.me

.mobi Real estate news

Established Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

Established Member

Established Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

Established Member

VIP Member

VIP Member

EmeritusVIP Member

Established Member

EmeritusVIP Member

Similar threads

We're social

EroticAF.com

DiscreteBuyer.com

Nine.cash

ForexInvestmentClub.com

hardware.xyz

CryptoVc.in

AugmentedPro.com

ExeWallet.com

Comfortsaddles.com

V-N-A.com

Pinned

Appreciation

Agreement

Answers

Relevance

Reaction

Status

Feeling